File pertains to 164 b&w & col. prints of production photos from the shoot of "Days of Heaven" on the primary location in central Alberta. Includes portraits of cast and crew, action shots from filming, the farm house where the movie takes place, horse-drawn carriages and early model cars, small pl…
164 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Days of Heaven," 1976, directed by Terrence Malick, starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, and Linda Manz.
A Chicago steelworker escapes to Texas with his girlfriend and sister. The trio joins a group of itinerant harvesters to work on a ranch owned by a bachelor farmer. Believing the young couple to be brother and sister, the farmer falls in love with the girl. The young boyfriend encourages the relationship and eventual marriage in hopes they can inherit the farm.
Location: Two short scenes in Waterton Lakes National Park. Primary set location on a Hutterite colony near Raymond, Alberta. Other scenes filmed near Lethbridge and at Calgary’s Heritage Park.
Won the Oscar for Best Cinematography
Scope & Content
File pertains to 164 b&w & col. prints of production photos from the shoot of "Days of Heaven" on the primary location in central Alberta. Includes portraits of cast and crew, action shots from filming, the farm house where the movie takes place, horse-drawn carriages and early model cars, small planes, a controlled burn, and behind the scenes shots of the cast and crew. File also contains documents: a mailing slip addressed to Bruno Engler from Lethbridge, cast and crew contact sheets, and a magazine clipping pertaining to the film.
Notes
Some photographs depict simulated violence, death, and severe burns.
File pertains to 38 b&w & col. prints of production shots from the filming of the movie "Death Hunt" in and around Canmore and the Spray Lakes area. Includes portraits of the cast and crew during filming and behind the scenes, sets [mostly of an old West-stlye town], and a model plane and its real-…
38 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Also known as "Arctic Rampage," directed by Peter Hunt in 1981 and starred Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, and Angie Dickinson.
Loosely based on the true-life story of Albert Johnson (The Mad Trapper of Rat River) who was pursued by the Mounted Police in the Northwest Territories and Yukon after shooting a police constable in 1932.
Filmed entirely in the Canmore/Spray Lakes area, apart from one scene at the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park.
"Death Hunt" was the first film to use Canmore and the Spray Valley as primary set locations, and many locals were recruited as extras. Additionally, dog teams were brought from throughout Alberta for Mad Trapper pursuit scenes on the Spray Lakes Reservoir. Mountaineer and Association of Canadian Mountain Guide Tim Auger stood in as a body double for Bronson for some scenes.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 38 b&w & col. prints of production shots from the filming of the movie "Death Hunt" in and around Canmore and the Spray Lakes area. Includes portraits of the cast and crew during filming and behind the scenes, sets [mostly of an old West-stlye town], and a model plane and its real-life counterpart used for various stunts. File also contains documents: a newspaper clipping detailing the filming of the movie and the controversy surrounding it and various communications between Engler, Auger, and the production company.
File pertains to 149 col. prints of production shots from the filming of the movie "Death Hunt" in and around Canmore and the Spray Lakes area. Includes locations used for shooting, identified by page by Engler, as well as two printed maps with numbered dots identifying specific locations.
Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (149 photographs, col.)
History / Biographical
Also known as "Arctic Rampage," directed by Peter Hunt in 1981 and starred Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, and Angie Dickinson.
Loosely based on the true-life story of Albert Johnson (The Mad Trapper of Rat River) who was pursued by the Mounted Police in the Northwest Territories and Yukon after shooting a police constable in 1932.
Filmed entirely in the Canmore/Spray Lakes area, apart from one scene at the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park.
"Death Hunt" was the first film to use Canmore and the Spray Valley as primary set locations, and many locals were recruited as extras. Additionally, dog teams were brought from throughout Alberta for Mad Trapper pursuit scenes on the Spray Lakes Reservoir. Mountaineer and Association of Canadian Mountain Guide Tim Auger stood in as a body double for Bronson for some scenes.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 149 col. prints of production shots from the filming of the movie "Death Hunt" in and around Canmore and the Spray Lakes area. Includes locations used for shooting, identified by page by Engler, as well as two printed maps with numbered dots identifying specific locations.
File pertains to 56 b&w & col. strips of film containing 188 photographs. Includes production shots from the filming of the movie "Death Hunt" in and around Canmore and the Spray Lakes area. Includes portraits of the cast and crew during filming and behind the scenes, sets [mostly of an old West-st…
188 photographs : b&w & col. negatives ; 18.4 x 6.2 cm and 23.2 x 3.4 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 b&w & col. strips of film containing 188 photographs. Includes production shots from the filming of the movie "Death Hunt" in and around Canmore and the Spray Lakes area. Includes portraits of the cast and crew during filming and behind the scenes, sets [mostly of an old West-stlye town and a series of mine shafts], and a model plane and its real-life counterpart used for various stunts.
File pertains to 45 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Never Cry Wolf," consisting of portraits of cast and crew members, action shots from filming, wolves, horses, buildings, and shots of the sets.
Also includes some documents: a letter from Bruno Engler to Robert Steinbrecher and …
"Never Cry Wolf," 1983, directed by Carroll Ballard and starring Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, and Zachary Ittimangnaq.
A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
Location filming throughout Alaska and the Yukon.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 45 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Never Cry Wolf," consisting of portraits of cast and crew members, action shots from filming, wolves, horses, buildings, and shots of the sets.
Also includes some documents: a letter from Bruno Engler to Robert Steinbrecher and a crew list for the production.
File pertains to 28 b&w negatives on 13 strips of film. Includes production photos from the shoot of "Never Cry Wolf," consisting of portraits of cast and crew members, action shots from filming, wolves, horses, building, and shots of the sets (mostly mountain scenes).
28 photographs : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 6.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Never Cry Wolf," 1983, directed by Carroll Ballard and starring Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, and Zachary Ittimangnaq.
A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.
Location filming throughout Alaska and the Yukon.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 28 b&w negatives on 13 strips of film. Includes production photos from the shoot of "Never Cry Wolf," consisting of portraits of cast and crew members, action shots from filming, wolves, horses, building, and shots of the sets (mostly mountain scenes).
File pertains to 35 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "To Touch the Wind," consisting of shots of the crew and director, action shots of a plane flying overhead and being shot at, portraits, and a tamed bear.
Also includes two different crew lists.
"To Touch the Wind" [officially titled "Kelly" and also known as "Like Father, Like Daughter"], 1981, directed by Chistopher Chapman and starring Robert Logan, George Clutesi, Elaine Nalee, and Twyla-Dawn Vokins.
A young girl escapes a broken home and school problems by travelling to the Alaska wilderness to live with her father.
Location filming mostly around the Canmore area (Spray Lakes Reservoir) and Seebe, with a brief scene filmed in Field, Yoho National Park.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 35 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "To Touch the Wind," consisting of shots of the crew and director, action shots of a plane flying overhead and being shot at, portraits, and a tamed bear.
Also includes two different crew lists.
File pertains to 58 b&w negatives on 26 strips of film depicting production photos from the shoot of "To Touch the Wind." Includes shots of the crew and director, action shots of a plane flying overhead and being shot at, portraits, and a tamed bear.
58 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.1 x 18.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"To Touch the Wind" [officially titled "Kelly" and also known as "Like Father, Like Daughter"], 1981, directed by Chistopher Chapman and starring Robert Logan, George Clutesi, Elaine Nalee, and Twyla-Dawn Vokins.
A young girl escapes a broken home and school problems by travelling to the Alaska wilderness to live with her father.
Location filming mostly around the Canmore area (Spray Lakes Reservoir) and Seebe, with a brief scene filmed in Field, Yoho National Park.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 58 b&w negatives on 26 strips of film depicting production photos from the shoot of "To Touch the Wind." Includes shots of the crew and director, action shots of a plane flying overhead and being shot at, portraits, and a tamed bear.
"To Touch the Wind" [officially titled "Kelly" and also known as "Like Father, Like Daughter"], 1981, directed by Chistopher Chapman and starring Robert Logan, George Clutesi, Elaine Nalee, and Twyla-Dawn Vokins.
A young girl escapes a broken home and school problems by travelling to the Alaska wilderness to live with her father.
Location filming mostly around the Canmore area (Spray Lakes Reservoir) and Seebe, with a brief scene filmed in Field, Yoho National Park.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 8 colour transparencies on 4 strips of film depicting a yellow pontoon plane, sometimes with Robert Logan posed with it.
File pertains to 143 b&w & colour negatives of production photos from the shoot of "Wild Horse Hank," consisting of portraits of the cast and crew, action shots from filming, a small plane, horses, and a fight scene.
143 photographs : b&w & col. negatives ; 6.1 x 18.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Wild Horse Hank," 1979, directed by Eric Till and starring Linda Blair, Michael Wincott, Al Waxman, and Richard Crenna.
A teenage girl works to save a group of wild horses from hunters by herding them through badlands and mountains to refuge on Federal land.
Location filming for mountain scenes in southwestern Alberta, mostly around Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass, and Badlands and desert scenes filmed in Dinosaur Provincial Park and Nevada.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 143 b&w & colour negatives of production photos from the shoot of "Wild Horse Hank," consisting of portraits of the cast and crew, action shots from filming, a small plane, horses, and a fight scene.